Re: libmysqlclient.so.12 client libraries for OS X

OK using the source and adding '--enable-shared' to the configure line works on OS X. I then had to create 3 links in order for our app to find the client library: ln -s /usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.12.0.0.dylib /usr/lib/libmysqlclient.12.0.0.dylib ln -s /usr/lib/libmysqlclient.12.0

Re: libmysqlclient.so.12 client libraries for OS X

That's right, it's a precompiled binary. If you want a different configuration, you have to download the source and build your own . I haven't tried --enable-shared on Mac OS X, so I can't promise it will work, but I'm not aware of any reason it wouldn't. In

Re: libmysqlclient.so.12 client libraries for OS X

OK so how do you reconfigure? Here's what happens when I try this: ./configure CC=gcc CFLAGS="-O3 -fno-omit-frame-pointer" CXX=gcc \ > CXXFLAGS="-O3 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -felide-constructors \ > -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" \ > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql \ > --with-extra-charsets=comple

Re: libmysqlclient.so.12 client libraries for OS X

MySQL does not come in pieces for Mac OS X. The whole thing comes in one Mac OS X binary package in PKG format, downloaded as a disk image (.dmg) file . The installer puts everything in /usr/local/mysql-VERSION, with a symbolic link

libmysqlclient.so.12 client libraries for OS X

Where is there an OS X equivalent of: "MySQL-client-VERSION.i386.rpm The standard MySQL client programs. You probably always want to install this package." which is referred to here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Linux-RPM.html Specifically, I am looking for libmysqlclient.so.12 since you can